Exotic pets are in vogue, especially for celebs who have decided to ditch the cats and dogs as pets, to own some unusual animals. With the hectic lifestyles that the celebrities lead, we can’t imagine how they would manage to be pet owners on top of filming, raising a family, and going on tours. Yet many celebrities have purchased or adopted strange animals as pets, and we’re not talking about Katy Perry’s dogs or Taylor Swift’s cats here. Let us delve into the minds of the famous and rich who own unusual pets. Reese Witherspoon and Her Donkeys Reese Witherspoon in addition to a French Bulldog and a chocolate Labrador, is the proud owner of two miniature donkeys named Honky and Tonky. The donkeys are part of Witherspoon’s impressive menagerie. The actress even gets her kids involved in taking care of the two docile donkeys and makes them clean the stalls. Mike Tyson and His Tigers Tyson owned several big cats during his career, but the most popular were his three big Bengal tigers. Eventually, Tyson came to the realization that the tigers cannot be domesticated and donated them to a sanctuary after 14 years. Leonardo DiCaprio and His African Spurred Tortoise The wildlife activist and actor, Leonardo DiCaprio treated himself to a $400 African spurred tortoise in 2010. This particular species of tortoise can live up to 150 years and can get as large as 180 lbs. George Clooney and His Pot-bellied Pig For 18 long years, George Clooney’s closest companion was a 300-pound potbellied pig named Max. The pig was purchased for his girlfriend at the time, Kelly Preston but Max was left behind with Clooney after the breakup. The actor has even joked that Max was the longest relationship he ever had, spanning from 1988 until he died in 2006. Nicole Kidman and Her Alpacas Nicole Kidman and her husband, Keith Urban bought some alpacas for their mansion in Australia. Kidman and her daughter love taking walks with their exotic pets. The actress describes them as pretty animals with long eyelashes. Kristen Stewart and Her Wolves The Twilight actress was not just surrounded by wolves while filming the popular franchise, she was also raised with wolves on her family's Santa Monica ranch. Kristen’s mom, Jules Stewart kept the wolves as pets when Kristen was a kid and she still has four. Kristen loves the wolves just like her family. Which celebrity do you think has the strangest animal for a pet?
